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In response to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's decision to investigate
prominent journalist Carlos Chamorro Barrios for alleged money laundering
through the Center for Media Investigation, of which Chamorro is a board member, we issued the following statement:

"We are concerned that the investigation into Carlos
Chamorro Barrios, a harsh critic of Ortega's administration, could be
politically motivated," said Carlos Lauría, CPJ's senior program coordinator for
the Americas. "In light of Chamorro's
allegations of government persecution, we urge Nicaraguan authorities to clarify
the motives behind the investigation."

William Hurtado García, who confessed to the 2004 murder of Canal 23 television host Guadamuz, was conditionally released from prison, the Nicaraguan press reported on March 5. Hurtado had been sentenced to a 21-year prison sentence for the journalist's murder.

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William Hurtado García, who confessed to the 2004 murder of Canal 23 television host Guadamuz, was conditionally released from prison, the Nicaraguan press reported on March 5. Hurtado had been sentenced to a 21-year prison sentence for the journalist's murder.